Shingling-bracket



(No Model.)

E. J. WILKES. SHINGLING BRACKET.

No. 489,402. lantened Ja.11 .3, 1893.

n... "1mm UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

EUGENE J. WILKES, OF NORTH BRANCH, MINNESOTA.

SHINGLING-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 489,402, dated January3, 1893.

Application filed April 11, 1892.

.T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE J. WTLKEs, a natural-born citizen of theUnited States, residing at North Branch,in the county of Chisago andState of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inShingling-Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to carpentry, and more especially to that classof devices therein known as shingling brackets; and the object of thesame is to provide abracket of this class which is cheap inconstruction, efficient and strong in use, adapted to roofs of variousangles, and capable of being folded into very compact form for storageor transportation. These objects I accomplish by the specificconstruction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and asillustrated on the drawings, wherein- Figure l is a perspective View ofthis improved shingling bracket open and ready for use. Fig.2is a sideelevation thereof folded. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the mannerin which the device is to be used.

Referring to the said drawings, the letterA designates the base of thisdevice which tapers from its lower end to or nearly to a sharp edge B atits upper end. Said lower end is preferably provided with adownwardly-projecting oblique spur O adapted to embed the roof or theshingle of the course below as will be clear. Rising from said base atthe sides of its thicker end is a pair of lugsD provided with alignedeyes E.

F is the upright, preferably shaped about as shown, and having a reducedlower end G which passes between they lugs, a horizontal pin H passingthrough said end and the two eyes, whereby the upright is pivoted to thebase. On the back of this upright is a strengthening tin or web Istanding near its outer endA and terminating at a point near the centerof the length of said upright.

The letter K represents a brace preferably having its lower end notchedor sharpened as at J, while its upper end is bifurcated as atL andstands astride the web I, a horizontal pin M passing through the arms ofthe bifurca- Serial No. 428,699; (No model.)

'the base and upright is above the plane of the upper face of said face,that the meeting faces of the base and upright are lat, and that thebrace curves slightly in its length. These details permit the closefolding of parts together as seen in Fig. 2, the upright at this linelying close upon the base, and thebrace upon thelugs D and close overthe upright-thelength of the bifurcation in the brace permitting. Thebase, upright, and brace are practically of the same width to give thegreatest possible strength to the device.

` The use of the bracket is illustrated in Fig. 3, and as usual the baseis inserted under the course of shingles which has just been applied, tosustain the staging for the operator while applying the next courseabove, or a course a little farther up the roof. At this time, the spurC embeds the face of a shingle as shown, and the brace is run out tohold the upright at the desired angle. Obviously this angle could bewhatever was desired, according to the pitch of the roof, the kind orcharacter of staging employed, and the angle at which it was desired theupper face of the staging should stand. Thus, as here shown, the stagingwould have to have a block beneath it if it were desired that its upperface should be Hat, although an ordinary scantling is usually employed,against which the carpenter places his foot to prevent slipping. Or, ifpreferred, the upright could be let back to a horizontal by properlyadjusting the brace, and then ordinary planks or boards could be used asstaging or Iiooring by stretching from one of these brackets to another.The uses of this device will, however, be apparent; and the advantagesare thought to be obvious. The entire device is of steel or ofiron-wrought or cast-and may be painted, japanned, or even nickeled toprotect it against rusting.

Having thus described and ascertained the nature of this my invention,What I claim as new and .desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

The herein described shingling bracket, the same consisting of a thinbase having two lugs rising from the edges of its lower end and providedwith aligned eyes standing above the IOO plane of the at upper face ofsaid base, an the inner end of the web when the device is upright of thesame width as the base and folded and the brace at this time resting onhavinga reduced lower end between said lugs, said lugs, and a pivot pinthrough the arms 15 a iat face, and a longitudinal strengthening of thebifurcation and the web, both said pivot 5 web on its back,said webextending from the pins standing in horizontal lines, all as and outerend of the upright to apoint about at its for the purpose hereinbeforeset forth. center, a pivot piu through said lower end and In testimonywhereof I aiix my signature in journaledin said eyes,abracehavingaslightly presence of two witnesses.

curved body of the same width as the upright EUGENE J. WILKES. 1o andprovided with a notched lower end and a Witnesses: Y

bifurcated upper end receiving said web, said JAMES F. KINGSLAND,

bifurcation being sufficiently long to pass over LEONARD P. WILKES.

